Plays From Scrimmage Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Year Player Plays School
2023Ollie Gordon*324Oklahoma State
2022Chase Brown*355Illinois
2021Lew Nichols*381Central Michigan
2020Breece Hall*302Iowa State
2019Chuba Hubbard*351Oklahoma State
2018Eno Benjamin*335Arizona State
2017Justin Jackson*331Northwestern
2016Donnel Pumphrey*376San Diego State
2015Derrick Henry*406Alabama
2014Jay Ajayi*397Boise State
2013Ka'Deem Carey*375Arizona
2012Le'Veon Bell*414Michigan State
2011Bobby Rainey405Western Kentucky
2010Bobby Rainey369Western Kentucky
2009Toby Gerhart*354Stanford
2008Javon Ringer*418Michigan State
2007Kevin Smith*474Central Florida
2006Yvenson Bernard*339Oregon State
2006Ray Rice*339Rutgers
2005Brian Calhoun*401Wisconsin
2004Cedric Benson*348Texas
2003Steven Jackson*394Oregon State
2002Cecil Sapp*359Colorado State
2001Mewelde Moore327Tulane
2001Larry Ned327San Diego State
2000LaDainian Tomlinson379TCU
1999Travis Prentice373Miami (OH)
1998Ricky Williams385Texas
1997Robert Holcombe329Illinois
1996Troy Davis415Iowa State
1995Darnell Autry376Northwestern
1995Wasean Tait376Toledo
1994Rashaan Salaam322Colorado
1993Marshall Faulk347San Diego State
1992Corey Croom328Ball State
1991Billy Smith390Central Michigan
1990Sheldon Canley327San Jose State
1989Anthony Thompson393Indiana
1988Barry Sanders363Oklahoma State
1987Craig Heyward378Pittsburgh
1986Steve Bartalo402Colorado State
1985Lorenzo White392Michigan State
1984Keith Byars350Ohio State
1983Shawn Faulkner423Western Michigan
1982Ernest Anderson374Oklahoma State
1981Marcus Allen432Southern California
1980Marcus Allen384Southern California
1979Vagas Ferguson315Notre Dame
1978Charles White362Southern California
1977Charles Alexander323Louisiana State
1976Tony Dorsett345Pittsburgh
1975Ricky Bell360Southern California
1974Louie Giammona341Utah State
1973Walter Peacock310Louisville
1972Carlester Crumpler342East Carolina
1971Ed Marinaro362Cornell
1970Gary Kosins349Dayton
1969Steve Owens362Oklahoma
1968O.J. Simpson373Southern California
1967O.J. Simpson276Southern California
1966Don Fitzgerald297Kent State
1965Mike Garrett276Southern California
1964Brian Piccolo257Wake Forest
1963Dave Casinelli221Memphis
1962Preacher Pilot212New Mexico State
1961Dave Hoppmann229Iowa State
1960Bobby Thompson208Arizona
1959Dwight Nichols207Iowa State
1958Dwight Nichols220Iowa State
1957Dwight Nichols211Iowa State
1956Jim Bakhtiar205Virginia